vintage cellars winery spotlight australa's fine wine specialist since 1981 forester estate wines to try forester estate the magnificent winemakers kevin mckay and todd forester estate shiraz margaret river eucalypt trees in the northern margaret river region of yallingup you might be surprised to see a large european-style castle peeping through the producer makes its wines inside a castle and exports its premium and ultra-premium wines across the world cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc forester estate also has access to 14 more plenty of options when it comes to maximising the quality of each wine $16.99 in any six $18.88 single price this classic margaret river shiraz is bright with juicy red and black fruits providing half the action; the other half comes from quality tannins and integrated oak forester shiraz margaret river nine of australia the history the family-run winery was established in 2002 by local margaret river vigneron kevin mckay mckay spent the first 15 years of his career developing 28 hectares of vines at his family's was to build a specialised boutique winery and in a purpose-built french renaissance-style castle was a long-held dream after a holiday in on the quality of the wine my attention to detail and build complexity into want our wines to reflect the premium fruit grown in the margaret river region." the technique kevin and fellow winemaker todd payne use new technology alongside proven traditional winemaking techniques to ensure the quality grown in the vineyard is preserved in the hand-picked grapes stay in individual crates juice is settled for 48 hours before solids are removed and the temperature-controlled semillon and sauvignon blanc grapes are fermented or matured in french oak barriques to provide structure and complexity grapes are crushed to a small open fermenter wines spend between nine and 20 months in forester estate chardonnay margaret river $24.99 in any six $27.77 single price chardonnay enthusiasts will relish this full- delicious spectrum grilled nut and mealy notes all balanced by some toasty oak and zesty length forester chardonnay margaret river olan the vineyards yelverton range is only made in years the winemakers feel the fruit is exceptional combined with the vineyards forester estate higher sunshine than the southern end of the fruitier white wines and finely structured using small unique vineyard blocks to make home vineyard was planted in 1995 and uses more manual labour and less machinery to sunlight penetration and decreased vigour - and temperature - which produces riper fruit vineyards produce excellent chardonnay the cellar door the cellar door is a kilometre up the road from renovated property is set on a hill with stunning views from the deck overlooking the gardens and in the beer garden with a plate of yallingup forester estate cabernet sauvignon margaret river forester $25.99 in any six $28.88 single price find concentrated blackcurrant and cassis fruit blackcurrant continues on the bay leaf and earthy tannins on the finish cabernet sauvignos margarit river wine or australia we want our wines to reflect the premium fruit grown in the margaret river region vintagecellars.com.au
